《If you give a mouse a cookie》
如果你給了小老鼠一塊餅乾
he's going to ask for a glass of milk.
他就會要你給他一杯牛奶。
When you give him the milk,
當你給了他牛奶，
he'll probably ask you for a straw.
他會跟你要吸管。
When he's finished, he'll ask for a napkin.
當他喝完牛奶，他會要一塊小紙巾擦擦嘴。
Then he'll want to look in a mirror to make sure
he doesn't have a milk mustache.
然後他會想要照照鏡子，
看看自己有沒有留下牛奶鬍子。
When he looks into the mirror,
he might notice his hair needs a trim.
一照鏡子，
他就會說頭髮也該剪了。
So he'll probably ask for
a pair of nail scissors.
他一定會跟你要一把剪指甲的小剪子。
When he's finished giving himself a trim,
he'll want a broom to sweep up.
He'll start sweeping.
他給自己剪完頭髮，
就會開口要掃帚掃地，
他會認真地掃起地來。
He might get carried away
and sweep every room in the house.
會越掃越起勁，
把所有的房間都掃一遍。
He may even end up washing the floors as well !
他還會賣力地拖地板。
When he's done,
he'll probably want to take a nap.
幹完了，他一定會想睡個覺。
You'll have to fix up a little box for him with a blanket and a pillow.
你就得替他弄個小盒子當小床，
還得有枕頭，有小被子。
He'll crawl in, make himself comfortable
and fluff the pillow a few times.
他會爬上他的床，看看怎麼躺才舒服，
還會一遍又一遍地拍他的小枕頭。
He'll probably ask you to read him a story.
他一定會叫你念個故事給他聽。
So you'll read to him from one of your books,
and he'll ask to see the pictures.
你依他的意思，給他念你的一本圖畫書，
他就會叫你讓他看裡面的插圖。
When he looks at the pictures,
he'll get so excited he'll want to draw one of his own.
他一看插圖，
高興起來，就會說自己也想畫一幅。
He'll ask for paper and crayons.
他會跟你要紙和蠟筆。
He'll draw a picture.
他會認真地畫一幅畫。
When the picture is finished,
畫完了，
he'll want to sign his name
他想簽名
with a pen.
就會跟你要一支鋼筆。
Then he'll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.
簽完名，他就會說想把他的圖畫掛在你的冰箱上。
Which means he'll need——
他的意思是叫你幫他
Scotch tape.
找透明膠帶。
He'll hang up his drawing and stand back to look at it.
他貼好了圖畫，就會退後幾步，站著欣賞。
Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that
他看著冰箱，就會想起——
he's thirsty.
他有點口渴。
So...
所以，
he'll ask for a glass of milk.
他會跟你要一杯牛奶。
And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk,
他一開口要牛奶，
he's going to want a cookie to go with it.
十有八九，他還會要一塊餅乾，好讓他就著牛奶一起吃。
If you give a mouse a cookie,
He’s going to ask for a glass of milk...
And that’s only the beginning.
如果你給老師一個餅乾
他就會向你要杯牛奶
這可僅僅是個開始
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